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Dallas -- Flanked by more than two dozen U.S. athletes, First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday announced an initiative to expose more than 1.7 million American children to Olympic sports. Obama, who will lead the presidential delegation to the Opening Ceremonies in London this summer, said the new partnership between the U.S. Olympic Committee and her “Let’s Move!” initiative could inspire the next generation of gold medalists. “Once they’re engaged, that’s when coaches and instructors can step in and become mentors,” she said. “That’s when being active can become a lifetime habit.” The new partnership calls for the U.S. federations...

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Dallas -- Flanked by more than two dozen U.S. athletes, First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday announced an initiative to expose more than 1.7 million American children to Olympic sports. Obama, who will lead the presidential delegation to the Opening...

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A landmark year of swimming in 2003 resulted in one more honor for Michael Phelps, as the 18-year-old from Rodgers Forge won the 74th annual James E. Sullivan Award last night.
The announcement was made at a banquet at the New York Athletic Club. The...

Ray Lewis was accused of murder. Latrell Sprewell choked his coach. Muhammad Ali refused to go to war and was labeled a traitor.
All rebounded to attain greater stature than before.
Ben Johnson was stripped of a gold medal days after he set a sprint...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bernard Williams can smile again. The frown he wore around town for a week - after running an unhappy sixth in the U.S. Olympic trials 100-meter dash final - is gone.
The transformation took exactly 20.30 seconds.
That's the...

To Baltimore's Bernard Williams, the bronze medal he
won in the 100 meters at the VIII World Championships of Track and Field
yesterday was as good as gold.
U.S. teammates Maurice Greene and Tim Montgomery were the only men ahead of
Williams in the...

Final thoughts on a memorable two weeks in Greece
This is my last blog from the Athens Olympics, which I'm assuming
will be one of the more memorable I've covered for a number of reasons.
Foremost among them, I'm sure, will be the swimming of Michael...